I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and Auchan's supply chain. Auchan’s own-brand Le Poissonnier products are supplied by Cité Marine.

Cité Marine’s seafood supplier Qingdao Tianyuan Aquatic Products has received persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China under the state-imposed labor transfer program.

The United Nations, human rights organizations and academic experts agree that since…

Our investigation continues to surface questions in relation to your company's supply chain. Further to my previous correspondence, our research also shows that Cité Marine supplies pollock products from its Cap Océan range to Auchan. We have identified Uyghurs working at another Chinese processing plant supplying Cité Marine with white fish: Qingdao Lian Yang Aquatic Product Co. Ltd. Qingdao Lian Yang is linked to the plant mentioned in my email dated July 4, 2023, Qingdao Tianyuan, through corporate ownership. Our investigation demonstrates the presence of Uyghur workers at the site as recen…

We previously emailed Auchan on July 4, 2023, and August 25, 2023, concerning our ongoing investigation into the use of forced labor in China’s seafood processing industry. Since then, we have uncovered additional evidence which we wanted to raise with you regarding Auchan in Portugal.

We have investigators on the ground in China who have been engaging with labor brokers directly involved with the transfer of North Korean workers to factories in China. Through this and other investigative means, including collecting online footage from the plants and interviews with workers recently returned…